I've had a pretty heavy involvement in Brent Ozar's interview of Matt Morollo. The reason for my intense activity is he was...

2009-10-16

1,360 reads

Are you sticking to your goals? Do you know what they are?

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've engaged a little in the discussion on Matt Morollo's interview on Brent Ozar's blog. It made me go back...

2009-10-15

1,192 reads

Afraid of Presenting? Try Toastmasters

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I should be writing a technical post in the next day or so. I've been focusing more on the community...

2009-10-12

1,330 reads

Carolina Code Camp - The Good and the Bad

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

This past Saturday I was able to participate in the Carolina Code Camp, help just outside Charlotte, NC. I was...

2009-10-12

937 reads

Weak Passwords Discovered in the 10,000 Disclosed Hotmail/Live.com/MSN leaked accounts

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

By now, hopefully everyone has heard of the security breach where accounts and passwords were found on a public site...

2009-10-07

2,895 reads

Rant: Cold Calls Are So Twentieth Century

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I hate cold calls from vendors. Nothing gets my blood hotter than some vendor trying to call me when we...

2009-10-06

711 reads

Speaking Engagements This Week

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'll be doing three talks this week, starting tomorrow (Tuesday).
Tuesday, October 6th, Midlands PASS Chapter - Trigger Happy Database Security(PASS Summit...

2009-10-05

990 reads

Red Gate's SQL Data Generator

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I'm reading SQL Server MVP John Magnabosco's new e-book, Protecting SQL Server Data, and he includes a database schema to...

2009-10-03

3,043 reads

Pitching in at SQL University

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken) has put together an idea to have on-line basic lessons on SQL Server called SQL University. The idea...

2009-10-03

1,134 reads

Security: Development Servers and Workstations

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I've written about this before, but probably not as a specific subject or blog post. Trading some comments with a...

2009-10-02

807 reads

Vetting the PASS Board of Directors candidates

Are you sticking to your goals? Do you know what they are?

Afraid of Presenting? Try Toastmasters

Carolina Code Camp - The Good and the Bad

Weak Passwords Discovered in the 10,000 Disclosed Hotmail/Live.com/MSN leaked accounts

Rant: Cold Calls Are So Twentieth Century

Speaking Engagements This Week

Red Gate's SQL Data Generator

Pitching in at SQL University

Security: Development Servers and Workstations

Blogs

Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)

Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container

Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code

Forums

Can You Really Downgrade from Enterprise to Standard and Save Thousands? Here's What Happened

What is CPU Usage?

Limiting Checkpoints

Question of the Day

Limiting Checkpoints